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Yes the breeder mentioned they haven't laid yet but they should start in the next couple of weeks, I was thrilled that the girls seemed to be happy roaming the garden doing there own thing. And also the fact I'm getting eggs already, now to get baking! Hehe

Hi everyone! I have nearly had my girls for a full week (tomorrow 1 week) and I started from day one a little egg collecting record. I have 4 pekin bantams and I wanted to see if there is ever any correlation in egg laying week by week or month by month. It is super geeky I know, but I am a...

Betty sat and spoke to me today... The others are stile weary but she comes to the front of the run when she hears me talk... I have a soft spot for her. (Mottled pekin bantam)

:welcome     love your coop - does it have  a people  sized door so you can  clean inside? [/quote No, looks can be super deceiving sometimes, it has a tray that I can slide out at the bottom of the whole coop, clean it out then pop it back in... It would be people sized if I was about 5! Haha...

Thanks, I'm sure it is. I guess it's like having a new baby I don't want the girls to be in distress! :)

:Update: Betty has just laid her first egg for us and she seems allot calmer. Will update if she continues to walk in circles, maybe she weren't to sure where to lay her egg? Saffy

Hello :) Im a newbie too! Good luck with your chickies Saffy

Hello :) thanks so much, i should probably put a little note up that the brown egg is one i had in the fridge, just to compare. I brought a box of 6 and hopefully wont need to anymore if the girls are happy! i done a happy dance when i found the egg. It was defiantly Lizzie the white Pekin...

Hi, I really am new to all this, and as my office window faces out to my hens new coop and run ( i work from home) i keep seeing Betty a mottled Pekin Bantam walk around in circles, i have been out to check on her, i don't notice anything out of the ordinary, although i have only had the hens...

Elizabeth (white Pekin Bantam) Millie (Lavender Pekin Bantam) Betty (Mottled Pekin Bantam) Tilly (Black Pekin Bantam with silver collar) These are my new girlies. I am also getting some little RIR bantams in the next couple of weeks. Saffy x

Hello! Im Sapphire, im a total newbie to keeping chickens so here is a little about my first day! The girls arrived this morning, and after leaving them be for most of the morning to settle in to their new home, i popped outside armed with a few grapes as treats and let them out of the coop...

My first egg after only 4 hours :) compared to a normal size egg, this one is from Elizabeth my white pekin bantam Saffy x